Ebola Outbreak in Guinea has been labeled 'Unprecedented' by Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

It is spreading to Senegal and the recent suspected case in Canada has since been proven negative.

#Ebola #HemorrhagicFever

Guinea: Mobilisation against an unprecedented Ebola epidemic

Conakry / Brussels / Geneva, 31 March 2014 –
With eight confirmed cases of Ebola reported in the capital Conakry,
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is facing an unprecedented epidemic in
terms of the distribution of cases now scattered in several locations in
Guinea.

“We are facing an epidemic of a magnitude never before seen in terms
of the distribution of cases in the country: Gueckedou, Macenta
Kissidougou, Nzerekore, and now Conakry,” said Mariano Lugli,
coordinator of MSF's project in Conakry. - MSF

Ebola outbreak in Guinea 'unprecedented' - MSF

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The Ebola outbreak that has killed 78 people in Guinea is "unprecedented", a medical charity has said.

An official with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said the
spread of the disease across the country made it very difficult to
control.The West African state is facing a battle to contain the
outbreak after cases were reported in areas that are hundreds of
kilometres apart. Ebola is spread by close contact and kills between 25% and 90% of victims."We are facing an epidemic of a magnitude never before seen
in terms of the distribution of cases," Mariano Lugli, a co-ordinator in
Guinea for the aid group said."This geographical spread is worrisome because it will
greatly complicate the tasks of the organisations working to control the

IMPULSIVE SOLAR FLARE SCRAMBLES RADIO SIGNALS: On Saturday, March 29th, the magnetic canopy of sunspot AR2017 erupted, producing a brief but intense X1-class
solar flare. A flash of extreme UV radiation sent waves of ionization
rippling through Earth's upper atmosphere and disturbed the normal
propagation of terrestrial radio transmissions.NOAA forecasters estimate a
35% to 60% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on April 1-2 when at
least three CMEs are expected to deliver glancing blows to Earth's
magnetic field. The best-guess forecast calls for minor G1-class storms. - spaceweather.com

I do not issue this “watch” lightly, and hope things calm down very soon.Video update here:
_____However, until things begin to cool off, I’m left having to issue an
urgent ‘earthquake watch’ for certain areas along the edge of the North
American Craton.This screenshot below shows the past 48 hours of earthquakes in the
continental United States and Canada … alongside there is a diagram of
the North American Craton.

Most
of us think "Honda" and bring up economy cars, perhaps lawnmowers, or
even portable generators. Complete houses aren't usually on the list.Yesterday, though, the Japanese carmaker opened its Honda Smart Home
US in Davis, California--demonstrating its ideas for how Americans might
live a zero-carbon life in the 21st Century.California often pushes the envelope in new technology, and with its
corporate home in the Orange County city of Torrance, Honda opted to
site its low-impact living testbed on the campus of the University of
California at Davis

Stay Prepared.

#SitPrep #Quake

The Latest:

More Unusual “Activity” at Yellowstone Super Volcano! Releasing Thousand More Times Of Helium Steam Than Anticipated

It’s up, up and away for ancient trapped helium at Yellowstone - LATimes

Steam
plumes rise above thermal features along the Firehole River at
Yellowstone National Park. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey
determined that the famed national park was releasing hundreds — if not
thousands — of times more helium than anticipated. (Ken McGee / U.S.
Geological Survey )

February 19, 2014 — (TRN) — Some worrying developments are taking
place at the Super Volcano located beneath Yellowstone National Park;
the kind of developments that were seen shortly before other volcanoes
erupted. Not only was there a sudden rise in the elevation of the
ground, and development of new cracks, but a gas called Helium-4, a very
rare type of Helium, has begun coming out of the surface. It is the
presence of this gas that has scientists quite concerned. If the
Yellowstone Super Volcano were to erupt, it would be 2,000 times bigger
than the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the 1980′s. Everything within
500 miles would be dead or destroyed within minutes, 2/3rds of the
entire United States would be covered in volcanic ash and the climate of
the entire planet would cool within a month. On top of that, just this
past week, the largest earthquake in the US took place just a few miles
from Yellowstone proving hot magma is on the move. Here’s what has
scientists concerned:
Since late summer 2013, the Yellowstone GPS network has tracked a
small ” ground deformation episode” in north-central Yellowstone
National Park.
During the past five months, the NRWY GPS station has recorded about
3.5 cm (1.4 in) of uplift (the ground is rising) and about 1 cm (0.4 in)
of southeastward ground movement, relative to a stable reference
station north of the Park.
Measurements from other GPS stations in northern Yellowstone show
smaller displacements, forming a circular pattern of deformation
(circular — as in the round mouth of a volcano) consistent with a minor
pressurization (building-up underground), about 6 to 10 km (4-6 miles)
deep, near Norris Junction.
What has scientists very concerned is that Yellowstone has suddenly begun emitting massive amounts of Helium-4. Helium-4 seems to be the predictor of activity, as proved with other volcanos.
For instance, as the volcanic island of El Hierro, the smallest of
Spain’s Canary Islands, rumbled and groaned over the course of seven
months in 2011 and 2012, gases silently percolated up through the
island’s soil and groundwater.

Over the past week, several reports have been coming in from
viewers, telling me to check the charts in Yellowstone. People saying
the charts are showing UNREPORTED activity on multiple stations across
the famous Supervolcano (national park).Indeed, activity was occurring this past week, but NOT being counted on the USGS public feeds as earthquakes.Earthquakes at Yellowstone not being reported? What is this madness?After checking the actual charts, indeed it is confirmed, there has
been earthquake movement GREATER than 2.5M across the area, the charts
do not lie……Here are a couple examples of the activity NOT showing on public
feeds as “earthquakes”.. yet clearly some actual movement is occurring :
(censored?)

Move forward a few days, now currently March 25, 2014 — after the
flurry of UNREPORTED activity — and now the USGS is showing THREE 3.0M+
events over the past 24 hours.Coming from the Western edge of the Yellowstone Magma Chamber (click to view full size) :

The magma chamber for the supervolcano has been found to extend
further West than originally thought. Confirmed now via subterranean
“soundings” taken via ground penetrating RADAR, the chamber extends as far West as the Oregon State Line.________Compare the “reported” 3.0M+ events shown on the charts below, to the charts over the past few days, shown above.The charts above show similar sized activity. However no earthquakes
were reported at Yellowstone corresponding to the charts above.This means censorship is occurring at some point. The earthquakes
on the charts earlier this week, were not reported as earthquakes to the
public.Move forward 2-3 days… March 24, 2014 .. THREE earthquakes, greater
than 3.0M, now showing on the Yellowstone charts, and also being
publicly admitted on the USGS feeds.
3.4M : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nnc5#summary
3.4M : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nndb#summary
3.1M : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nncj#summary
______Overall, the movement at Yellowstone WAS / IS expected.Expected? Yes.Why?See my earthquake forecast / overview here:Several areas in the forecast have already been hit:

Samples collected from the ventilation exhaust recorded 61
disintegrations per minute of americium. DPM measures the amount of
radioactive contamination from alpha and beta rays in an area.

Operations at the nuclear waste dump site 26 miles east of Carlsbad were
suspended in February after a underground truck fire and radiation leak
were reported in separate incidents that occurred 9 days apart.

The DOE believes the most recent contamination was residual radioactive
particles that were trapped in the ventilation system from the initial
radiation leak. Samples collected before and after that date indicate
the radiation at background levels, the department said.]

Meanwhile in another Press Release DOE claims that RAD Spikes are normal and not related to WIPP Incident:

[Six of the seven department’s air monitoring stations including the
one inside Carlsbad city limits had higher radiation levels in March
than in Feb. when the leak happened.

Still, officials say there’s no public health threat.

According to the DOE, the radiation detected inside city limits is not related to the WIPP leak.

“This is normal activity you would see even if WIPP had not been
here,” said Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center
Director Russell Hardy. “If WIPP were three states away you would see
this.”] - KRQE

Editor's Note: March #Equinox is March 20, 2014, officially kicking off the #SummerofLies - RESEARCH EVERYTHING before YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING - www.usaebn.org

CARLSBAD
-- An additional release of radiation occurred at the Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant on March 11, nearly a month after the first radiation leak
was reported.

Department of Energy officials said in a news release Tuesday afternoon
that new air sampling data showed a "very small" radiation release on
March 11.

Samples collected from the ventilation exhaust recorded 61
disintegrations per minute of americium. DPM measures the amount of
radioactive contamination from alpha and beta rays in an area.

Operations at the nuclear waste dump site 26 miles east of Carlsbad were
suspended in February after a underground truck fire and radiation leak
were reported in separate incidents that occurred 9 days apart.

The DOE believes the most recent contamination was residual radioactive
particles that were trapped in the ventilation system from the initial
radiation leak. Samples collected before and after that date indicate
the radiation at background levels, the department said.

The DOE said it anticipates additional low-level releases on occasion,
but officials expect radiation in the environment will remain at safe
levels.
New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn said the state
was briefed of the news Tuesday morning and thinks there is nothing to
worry about at this time.

"The level they detected is low and we don't believe there was any risk
to public health or the environment but we need to investigate more," he
said.
New air data will be posted on Thursday of each week as it becomes
available at wipp.energy.gov, according to the news release.
Department of Energy officials were not available for comment.

WIPP opened in 1999 and disposes transuranic waste, commonly referred to
as "TRU," into the Permian-age salt bedrock 2,150 feet below ground.
Most of the waste WIPP receives is primarily low-level, solid materials
such as discarded tools and cloths used in the manufacturing of Cold
War-era nuclear weapons.

CARLSBAD >> Ineffective maintenance and poor safety procedures
by the Nuclear Waste Partnership and previous contractor Washington TRU
Solutions is to blame for last month's underground fire at the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant, 26 miles east of Carlsbad, according to
Department of Energy investigators.
A salt hauling vehicle was set ablaze on the morning of Feb. 5,
causing evacuations of all 86 workers who were underground at the time.
Six employees were treated for smoke inhalation at Carlsbad Medical
Center and an additional seven were treated on-site.

The fire originated in the truck's engine compartment when either
hydraulic fuel or diesel fuel made contact with the catalytic converter,
according to an accident investigation report released Friday morning
by the DOE. Accident investigation chairman Ted Wyka spoke to Carlsbad
residents during a town hall meeting on

(CNN) -- In the early 1960s, a young postdoctoral student stumbled onto something that puzzled him.

After reading the
literature on cannabis, he was surprised to see that while the active
compound in morphine had been isolated from opium poppies 100 years
before and cocaine isolated from coca leaves around the same time, the
active component of marijuana was still unknown.

This simple observation launched his life's work.

That young Israeli
researcher, Raphael Mechoulam, is now a heavily decorated scientist,
recently nominated for the prestigious Rothschild Prize. More than 50
years ago, however, he had trouble starting his scientific journey.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Cracked Dam Upstream from Hanford Nuclear Facilities

On Tues of this week, AlertsUSA subscribers were notified via text
messages to their mobile devices of a potentially dangerous situation
unfolding at the Wanapum hydroelectric dam located on the Columbia River
in Washington state. A 2 inch wide, 65 foot long crack has been discovered in the structure and deformation of the dam is clearly visible.
A potential threat of national significance exists as the dam is
located less than 21 miles upstream from the #Hanford Nuclear Site and
approximately 60 miles upstream from the Columbia Generating Station,
the Pacific Northwest’s only commercial nuclear reactor.

As of the time of this reports preparation, federal and state
engineers indicate, at least publicly, they have no idea what caused the
failure. In order to relieve pressure on the dam workers released
significant amounts of water in the reservoir, lowering it’s level by 26
feet. The result is that the deformation of the structure has lessened,
but the failure still remains, as does the threat to downstream
communities and the nuclear facilities

There is a lot of interesting info from a talk that Elon Musk gave at the CPUC last week.
Of particular note, Musk gave some spec estimates for the mass market
“Model E” vehicle expected to be released in 2017 with batteries coming
from the Gigafactory.
In the video above he says the car will have a 200 mile range and be 20%
smaller than the Model S. Therefore the battery will need to have about
80% of the energy of the current Model S (Musk’s words). To be clear,
since Tesla uses the constant sized 18650 cells (and looks to continue to do so) physical size and Watt-hours are fairly constant.So given that a 60kWh Model S has a range of around 200 miles (EPA
208), that means that the Model E would need to have a battery around
80% the size of the Model S or 48kWh.That’s still about double what leading ‘mass market’ electric cars
have today. The Chevy Spark EV, with a range of 82 miles has a 21.3 kWh
battery. The Nissan LEAF which has a 75 mile EPA range rating has a 24
kWh battery. The Chevy Volt has a 16kWh battery while the BMW i3 is
18.8.